Cut penalty by up to half

“The NFL Management Council may, prior to the conclusion of a Player’s appeal, reduce the length of the suspension and corresponding bonus forfeiture by up to 50 percent when the Player has provided full and complete assistance (including hearing testimony if required) to the Management Council which results in the finding of an additional violation of the Policy by another Player, coach, trainer or other person subject to this Policy.”

That policy is interesting, to say the least. Given that all PED suspensions are announced, and the discipline guidelines are spelled out, it would be pretty obvious if a player had cooperated with the league, and suddenly a player who should have gotten a four-game only got two.

And then all of his teammates, if they know this provision, will be assuming he named names – and wondering if he named them.

How will that go over in a locker room?

‘No snitchin”

Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Lane Johnson saw the ProFootballTalk tweet and commented on it with a simple, “No snitchin'” with a pair of emojis.